COMCEC Transport and Communications
Outlook 2018
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Saudi Arabia
Population (million people)
31.5
2015
GDP (current million US$)
646,002
2015
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)
50,284
2015
Global Competitiveness Index
4.84
2016
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)
3.16
2016
Quality of overall infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
4.89
2016
Quality of roads, 1-7 (best)
4.87
2016
Quality of railroad infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
2.99
2016
Quality of port infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
4.64
2016
Quality of air transport infrastructure, 1-7 (best)
4.88
2016
Liner shipping connectivity index
61.79
2016
Burden of customs procedure, (7=extremely efficient)
4.44
2015
Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units)
6,326,861
2014
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, number of ships
246
2016
Merchant fleet by flag of registration, tonnage
13,989
2016
Container penetration (incl. transhipment) TEU/1,000 capita
205
2014
Motorways (Km)
3891
2005
Highways, main or national roads (Km)
9,705
2005
Secondary or regional roads (Km)
33,924
2005
Other roads (Km)
173,852
2005
Total length of roads (Km)
221,372
2005
Paved roads (%)
21
2005
Paved roads (Km)
47,529
2005
Non-paved roads (Km)
173,843
2005
Length of roads by GDP per capita (Km/$)
17
2005
Road network density (km/1,000 population)
7.02
2005
Density of roads (Km/Km2)
0.1
2005
Vehicle ownership (vehicle/1,000 population)
229
2013
Estimated road deaths annually
7,898
2013
Mortality rate [deaths/100,000 population]
27.4
2013
Rail lines (total route-km)
1,412
2014
Rail network density (km/100,000 km2 land area)
66
2014
Rail network density (km/1 million population)
45
2014
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
1,852
2014
Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km)
297
2014
Air transport, freight (million ton-km)
1783.1
2015
Air transport, passengers carried
32,778,828
2015
Per capita air passengers
1.039
2015
CO2 emissions of transport per capita
4.35
2014
CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)
26.4
2013
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
11.96
2016
Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
157.60
2016
Fixed-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
10.81
2016
Percentage of individuals using the Internet
73.75
2016